Harrisburg, PA – The Shapiro Administration is reminding eligible Pennsylvanians that the deadline to apply for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program is December 31, 2025. That means older residents, widows and widowers, and Pennsylvanians with disabilities have until the end of the month to apply for a rebate on property taxes or rent paid in 2024.
During his first year in office, Governor Josh Shapiro led a bipartisan effort to expand the PTRR program for the first time in nearly 20 years. The historic expansion made several key changes, including raising the program’s income limits, increasing the maximum standard rebate to $1,000, and tying the income limits to the cost of living so they keep pace with inflation and rising costs. The Governor and the team at the Department of Revenue (DOR), which administers the PTRR program, are working to make sure as many people as possible benefit from the program’s expansion.
“Our employees at the Department of Revenue see firsthand every day how impactful the PTRR program is for the people in need across Pennsylvania who receive a rebate. The Governor and our team want to make sure the program reaches as many eligible people as possible — that’s why it’s critically important for Pennsylvanians to file their rebate applications prior to the December 31 deadline,” said Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne. “With the filing deadline right around the corner, there are many places to go for in-person assistance. That includes our department’s district offices and the offices for your state legislators. As the Governor has said, there is no wrong door to access this program and receive a rebate that could make a real difference for you and your family.”
So far this year, DOR has already processed nearly 513,000 rebates totaling more than $314 million. Work is underway to process additional rebate applications that have been received, including those that required DOR to contact the applicants for additional information to verify their eligibility. Anyone who receives correspondence from DOR regarding their rebate application is encouraged to respond as quickly as possible to ensure the timely processing of their rebate.
This work in 2025 follows last year’s efforts to deliver 522,434 rebates totaling more than $319 million to eligible Pennsylvanians. This group included more than 106,000 first-time filers who received a rebate for the very first time thanks to the Governor’s efforts to expand the program.
Based on a recent DOR analysis, the expansion has increased the average rebate for repeat filers to 20.7 percent of the rent or property tax paid by each filer. That’s up from 15.8 percent in the year prior to the expansion. This proves the Governor’s efforts have helped to reduce housing costs for hundreds of thousands of seniors and people with disabilities, helping them remain in their homes, manage rising expenses, and strengthen communities across the Commonwealth.
DOR also has partnered with other state agencies in an effort to get the word out and reach Pennsylvanians who may be eligible for the PTRR program. DOR and the Department of Human Services (DHS) recently worked together to provide information on the PTRR program to Pennsylvanians who already qualify for and receive other public benefits, such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP).
PTRR Eligibility/How to File
As a reminder, the PTRR program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. Eligible applicants must reapply for a rebate every year because rebates are based on annual income and property taxes or rent paid during the prior year.
The table below shows how much homeowners and renters who fit the eligibility criteria are eligible for, depending on their income in 2024:
INCOME | MAX STANDARD REBATE |
$0 - $8,270 | $1,000 |
$8,271 - $15,510 | $770 |
$15,511 - $18,610 | $460 |
$18,611 - $46,520 | $380 |
Submitting your application online through myPATH — in English or Spanish — is easy and does not require you to sign up for an account. Filing online gives you instant confirmation that your claim has been successfully filed. Applicants also will have access to automatic calculators and other helpful features that are not available through the paper application.
Assistance is also available at hundreds of locations across the state: Department of Revenue district offices, local Area Agencies on Aging, and state legislators' offices. You can use the DOR online lookup tool to find a location most convenient for you.
Applicants who submitted their bank account information on their PTRR applications will receive their rebates through direct deposit. Applicants who requested a paper check to be mailed to them should expect to receive their payment in the mail.
If you have already applied, the easiest way to check the status of your application is to use the Where's My Rebate? tool on myPATH. You will need your Social Security number, claim year, and date of birth to check your claim status.
About the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program Expansion
During his first year in office, Governor Shapiro signed into law a historic expansion of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program. As a result, more Pennsylvanians now qualify — and at the same time — the vast majority who qualified in prior years are seeing their rebates increase. The expansion:
- Raised the maximum standard rebate from $650 to $1,000 — a 54% increase.
- Increased the income cap for both homeowners and renters.
- Increased the income cap to grow with inflation each year moving forward.
Since its inception in 1971, the PTRR program has delivered nearly $9 billion in property tax and rent relief to some of Pennsylvania's most vulnerable residents.